Sunday 01 / March / 2026
Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike this morning, US President Donald Trump said.
"He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that could have been killed along with him, could do," Trump said.
Trump said that he is hearing that many of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), "Military and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us."
"Hopefully the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves," the president said.
He said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week, or as long as necessary to achieve our objective of" peace in the Middle East and the world.
Seven high-ranking Iranian officials killed in strikes: IDF
Seven senior Iranian officials were killed as part of the joint Israeli-US strikes this morning, Israel's military said in a statement.
The list of officials killed includes Ali Shamkhani, Supreme Leader Khamenei's senior advisor, and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh.
